Comments on: Wii U pre-orders fetching up to $750 on eBayhttp://www.slashgear.com/wii-u-pre-orders-fetching-up-to-750-on-ebay-05250773/
Feeding Your Gadget and Tech ObsessionsTue, 31 Mar 2015 22:13:00 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Sean Mullenhttp://www.slashgear.com/wii-u-pre-orders-fetching-up-to-750-on-ebay-05250773/#comment-254967
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:17:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250773#comment-254967Actually you’re incorrect mister Lloyd. A quarter as much as they originally paid means 1/4 of the original price. You mean to say ” they are selling them on eBay for one and a quarter times the original price. Basic math and English skills in practice.
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:12:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250773#comment-244115No worries. There’s probably lots of different ways to say it, but that was first one that came to mind.
]]>By: RichieBerryhttp://www.slashgear.com/wii-u-pre-orders-fetching-up-to-750-on-ebay-05250773/#comment-244112
Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:02:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250773#comment-244112Oh, I see what you mean. I’d probably say a “quarter more than” or “125% of” or “one and a quarter as much” rather than “quarter as much” but I suppose “quarter as much” isn’t really wrong. Sorry for misunderstanding.

Urg, I look like an imbecile for pontificating at such length about “four times as much”.

]]>By: Craig Lloydhttp://www.slashgear.com/wii-u-pre-orders-fetching-up-to-750-on-ebay-05250773/#comment-244037
Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:11:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250773#comment-244037But the Wii U consoles didn’t sell for “four times as much” like you’re saying. They sold for around 25% more than retail (on average).
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:39:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250773#comment-244004No. You say “twice as much” not “half as much” so you say “four times as much” not “a quarter as much.” Half always means divided by two, twice always means times two, quarter always means divided by four, and four times (there’s no one word equivalent like once, twice, or thrice) always means times four.

It is true that you wouldn’t say “twice of” only “twice as much” but “half of” and “half as much” can be used interchangeably. So “quarter as much” would be one fourth, or 25% of the original price.

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Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:05:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250773#comment-243908I believe my wording is correct. I didn’t say “a quarter of” but rather “a quarter as much”. Kind of like when you say something was sold for “twice as much” or something like that. Same concept here.
]]>By: Jayhttp://www.slashgear.com/wii-u-pre-orders-fetching-up-to-750-on-ebay-05250773/#comment-243815
Mon, 08 Oct 2012 03:38:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250773#comment-243815I think the author means a multiple of the original price instead of a fraction. If not, I would love to pick one up for a quarter of the original price.
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